Rory McIlroy has suggested a merger between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf is being held up by players who are happy for the game to remain split

Crushers GC, captained by reigning U.S. Open champ Bryson DeChambeau, won the team title at LIV Golf Chicago and is the top-seeded squad going to the team championship in the Dallas area next weekend that closes out the circuit's third season.

Jon Rahm did just enough Sunday to hold off Joaquin Niemann and Sergio Garcia for the victory at LIV Golf Chicago, the final individual event on the schedule this year. The win ends a winding year for Rahm in which he was great at LIV Golf events but not so great at major championships.

He collected his second tournament victory this season with a bogey-free, four-under 66 in the third round for 11-under 199. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Jon Rahm has sparked friction between the players on the PGA Tour after demands relating to a potential merger with LIV Golf. With a deal between the two having been announced in June 2023, progress on a move that would see golfers compete across both the PGA Tour and LIV schedule has been slow.

Jon Rahm won LIV Golf Chicago and the Individual Championship on Sunday, but he had plenty to say about Kieran Vincent after his relegation from the league.

Jon Rahm was crowned the LIV champion after securing his second title on the breakaway circuit in Chicago, and the Spaniard admitted his first year was difficult

In an attempt to allow its players to compete on the DP World Tour, the LIV Golf League tried to negotiate a deal to pay players' fines while offering other monetary payouts and concessions from the league,

LIV Golf reportedly made an offer to the DP World Tour in August in a bid to settle the ongoing dispute between the two rival circuits and allow their players back